Technically, if an All-Flash Array (AFA) supports hard disk drives, it is no longer an AFA. What if however, the system could start as an AFA and then later, to save costs, move older data to inexpensive, high capacity hard…
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Does Your All-Flash Array Support Hard Disk Drives?
Tagged with: AFA, All-Flash, All-Flash Array, Cloud, Compression, Deduplication, Flash, HDD, NAS, NVMe, Object Storage, SDS, Snapshot, SSD, StorONE
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The State of Enterprise Cloud Storage
Cloud storage is typically known for its seemingly infinite capacity and low upfront costs. It also is operationally more economical since the organization does not need to house all the gear in its data center. The outsourcing of the hardware…
Busting the NVMe Flash Myths
NVMe is the next wave of all-flash systems coming to market. These systems are fast, dense and scalable. They promise to fundamentally change the way IT designs storage architectures in support of existing applications, and they open up new possibilities…
Tagged with: Big data, Consolidation, Data Protection, Flash, Hybrid Cloud, IoT, Machine Learning, NFS, NVMe, NVMe-oF, SMB, Tegile, VMware, Western Digital
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Can The Data Center Provide Database as a Service?
For companies considering a cloud first strategy, migrating database applications is high on the priority list. Organizations are growing tired of provisioning new servers and buying new storage systems to keep up with database application rollout. They are also tired…
StorageSwiss Podcast – Talking GDPR and CCPA with Aparavi
Join Storage Switzerland and Aparavi for our PodCast dealing with data privacy regulations like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The regulations potentially force organizations of all sizes to rethink how they…
Tagged with: Aparavi, Archive, CCPA, Cloud, Data Privacy, GDPR, Retention, Unstructured data
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Have We Reached VMware Backup Parity?
There was a time not too long ago where the state of VMware backups was bad. It was so bad in fact that entirely new companies emerged to address the problem. These companies took the approach of ignoring the then…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, dr, DRaaS, Druva, Infrastructure, Migration, Replication, Virtualization, VM, VMware
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Video: Open Hyperconvergence – Reporting to Duty!
Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) integrates compute virtualization, storage, and networking to provide a cost-efficient deployment platform with a reduced footprint. HCI is increasingly popular in industries like energy, banking, telecommunications, and the public sector, for a variety of use cases including…
Tagged with: Compression, Deduplication, HCI, Hyper-converged, Hypervisor, Optimization, Red Hat, Software Defined, Virtualization
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SlideShare: Dealing with the Elephant in the Datacenter – How to Protect, Manage, and Leverage Unstructured Data
IT is facing new challenges in managing unstructured data. Organizations want to store more unstructured data and keep it longer for future analysis. However, the protection and retention methods of traditional backup and archive solutions are not keeping pace with…
Tagged with: Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, eDiscovery, Igneous, Machine Learning, NAS, Redundancy, Replication, Unstructured data
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Posted in Slideshare
SlideShare – Ransomware: Strategies for Protecting Your Weakest Link – Endpoints
Ransomware, when it infiltrates an organization, causes most of its damage to user endpoints (laptops, tablets, and smartphones). Endpoints typically make up more than 60% of impacted data. The problem is those endpoints are often the most exposed because they…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Data Protection, dr, DRaaS, Druva, Endpoint, Infrastructure, Migration, Ransomware
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Posted in Slideshare
SlideShare: The Software Matters in Open Networking
Achieving the Benefits of Open Networking in the Data Center Open networking offers the ability to break free of vendor lock-in and achieve white box economics. SDN promises automation, reduced OpEx and increased agility. However, the open networking and SDN landscape can…
Tagged with: Analytics, Cloud, HCI, Hyper-converged, Optimization, Pluribus Networks, SDN, Software Defined, Software-defined networking
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Posted in Slideshare
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